Ribh's D'Coopage

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Thank you! I am quite happy with all of them... but am wondering if anyone knows why my new layers.. LB, CM, and SS all lay bantam size eggs!? I know new eggs take awhile to get right but none of my other standard gals laid small eggs.. even when starting out.. and it’s been a few weeks now and they are still small.. looks like the CM and SS eggs are getting a tiny bit bigger but still small compared to the size of chickens these gals are! Mak (CM) is huge! And Goosie (SS) is short, fat, and squat

My 3.5 year old hens lay much larger eggs than my 5.5 month old girls who are just coming on to lay.

Deana's egg ^ (3.5 years old)

Alice's egg ^ (5.5 months old)

I really think it's often a question of age and practice.
I remember Tsuki and Deana laid tiny eggs about that size when they first started laying

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

This fits in well here...

And she looks so pleased about it !

Thank you ACM. @ some point YD & my mum will turn up. YD is always good value & highly entertaining so it could be worse ~ & DIL is driving me so though that means helping set up, it's one less car cluttering the neighbourhood & I don't have to find the place. The chocolate is delicious. Thank you so much; dark, & full of nuts, just the way I like it!

Glad you liked it

I hope you had fun. Let us know how it went

 

[MaryJanet]

This is one of the most insightful things I have seen posted here. You have summed up so much of what we humans have problems with in a quick paragraph. I may just print it and tape it to the wall.

I struggle all the time training sales people that their perception is not the customers. Until you understand the other person's point of view you can't form any meaningful relationship. In the end people buy from people. You need to connect and understand. Not in some creepy way but with respect. Understanding that they still may not buy from you but that's ok.

That's very kind! Thanks @BY Bob

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks

 

[Ribh]

Howdy, Bob.

 

[rjohns39]

How are you today?

 

[Ribh]

How are you today?

I have survived the extroverts! Very late home so still very tired but BYC has a lot to answer for. We [as in my mum, YD & I] won the baby animals game because I read all over the place here & knew what a baby pigeon & a baby turkey were called. Just the same, it was a relief to get home. I checked on the girls though they were already roosting & John said they started calling to him to let them out any time he stuck his head outside. And he forgot to collect the eggs. 7 beauties laying in the nesting boxes waiting to be collected. The cats were relieved to see me though @ least my man had remembered to bring them inside before dark & feed them. Not that I think Marlow would have let him forget.

Extra time & some treats for all my boys & girls today so I hope it's a nice day as I look like spending most of it outside today. Still too dark to tell properly here.

 

[Ribh]

Not the nicest of mornings.
Bit cool & overcast but I was out early to check on the girls as the man didn't put out feed last night.​

I wasn't overly concerned as I knew there was still feed in the treadle feeder & if rations were a bit short they'd be ok until I could top everyone up this morning.

Lottie getting her special rations ~ & yes, I'm still in my PJs.

The girls chowing down. Water next ~ but I really do need to be dressed for that.​

The 2nd feeder is usually more popular but the Campines were looking for their hand feeding.​

Pebbles & Suyin sharing the water.​

 

[Ribh]

yesterday's funny ~ because it is:
This is my everyday footwear. I think they call these thongs Surfer Joe's or some such. They are extra wide [I have very wide feet], extra thick soled & have coloured cloth straps. I wear them to do the chickens, to hike, to shop, to the ballet & music concerts. I rarely wear anything else because, quite frankly, I hate shoes. This is my compromise to going totally barefooted ~& in Oz, especially Queensland, you won't raise an eyebrow if you wear these anywhere.​

Unless you wear them to a baby shower full of AngloIndians. I walked in & everyone's eyes immediately went to my feet. For a moment I thought I must be tracking chicken poop; wouldn't be the first time ~ but nope. Apparently what I wear on my feet isn't acceptable. Oops!

 

[MaryJanet]

Haha! I got the same reaction from an English man in Australia last summer, but he exercised his privilege and actually verbalised his disapproval! I told him thongs are easy to kick off which saves poop coming into the house. He went very pale indeed, poor fella.